nume130

Well they think I have a leak in my port. I have a 10cc band and everytime I go for a fill there is only .7cc in the band. They will replace the port but I am not sure. I will have to have the incision reopened etc etc. I do have some restriction with just having the band there but weight loss has almost halted (.5lbs in one month). The way my band feels now would be great for maintenance. What to do, what to do...

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ohb

I had my surgery on January 14, 2008. I had lost a good amount of weight before and right after. A total of 4o pounds. Now I cannot lose any more. Very frusterating. I think this would be good for me to maintain but the fill they gave me seemed to do nothing. What should I do? I feel like I can eat too much. I can eat 2 chicken thighs and some cooked carrots at one sitting until I feel full. I don't know if this is normal for after the first fill. Do you think mine has a leak too?

deneicy

OHB, I think you have a conservative fill. I'm wondering also if I'm perhaps a tad underfilled. I ate two servings of oatmeal yesterday...easily. I wonder though if I did not wait long enough after taking my AM meds with water and sipping a little decaff coffee. that can make the food move thru the pouch too fast, we are told.

I was very cautious today. Waited 40 minutes after beverage. And I am eating veeeeery slooooowly to see if this helps.

I did write my doc's office though and let them know I might be underfilled--because they allow us to return within 10 days for a free adjustment.

If the second fill is scheduled in the near future, I could tolerate this, but if it is months away, I want to feel fuller ...sooner than that.

In short, I doubt you have a leaking port.

We need to make sure we eat exactly as instructed before fearing such complications.

Best to All!

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TimeTraveller

Wow -- this is almost as if I wrote it about myself. I'm experiencing the exact same thing.

Two weeks ago, I went in for a fill. I have the VG-10 band and had about 9cc's in the band. I had had hit another plateau and had not lost anything in a few weeks, so I went in for a 0.5cc fill to bring me up to 9.5cc's. Almost immediately after that fill, I no longer felt any restriction whatsoever with my band when I ate. I thought it just had to be in my mind, so I gave it a week. Still the same, so I gave it another week. After two weeks, I called and they took me in immediately. I went back yesterday to have it checked, and my worst fears soon were realized -- my band has leaked almost 3cc's in 15 days. My doctor was speechless and doesn't quite know what to say. He put in 1cc yesterday, and I go back in 2 weeks to see what's the progress. I still barely feel any restriction since yesterday, and now I fear that after 13 months with the band, I'm about to have to have it replaced/repaired, and my doc says that there is no warrantee on these things.

Anyone else with these rare symptoms or situation? What did you do? I was a self-pay patient because BC/BS didn't cover the surgery until 3 weeks AFTER I had the surgery. But I've lost 67 pounds in 13 months, and I have't yet met my goal (still have 40 to go), so I don't know what to do about this setback. Advice?

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Maire

I have a Johnson & Johnson band. Does anyone know how much they are supposed to hold?

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